Shock-handling device.



A. BNGELHARDT. SHOCK HANDLING DEVI-GE. APPLIOATION FILED APR. 12, 1910.

965,092. Patented July19,1910.

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SHOCK HANDLING DEVICE.

v APPLICATION FILED APR. 12, 1910.

965,092. I Patented July 19,1910.

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ADAM ENGELHARDT, 0F BALDWIN, ILLINOIS.

SHOCK-HANDLING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 12, 1910.

Patented July 19, 1910.

Serial No. 555,003.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM ENGELHARDT, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Baldwin, in the county of Bandolph and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shock- Handling Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shock handling or transporting devices, and has for an object to provide a device of this character that can be conveniently and effectively applied to the front running gear of an ordinary farm wagon.

In the drawings, forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views :Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of the attachment. Fig. 2 18 a similar view showing the attachment applied to the front gear of a wagon. Fig. 3 is a detail section taken through a portion of the attachment and a portion of the running gear showing the manner of attaching the latter to the former. Fig. a is a detail transverse section through a portion of the running near and through a portion of the attachi'nent. Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing the attachment and the running gear disposed in position for transporting the shock.

My improved attachment consists of a frame comprising side longitudinal bars 1 and spaced transverse bars 2 and 3, the latter being secured at its ends to the upper surfaces of the side bars 1 and the former, as shown, is secured at its ends to the under faces of the side bars 1 at the forward ends thereof. The transverse bars 2 and 3 support members 4 which are apertured at their forward ends for receiving the pin 5 which latter is employed for securing the draft tongue 6 to the frame as will be understood. A transversely disposed shaft 7 is journaled at its ends to the undersides of the side bars 1 adjacent to their forward ends. This shaft has mounted thereon a crank handle 8 and preferably adjacent to the said handle the shaft has secured thereto a ratchet wheel 9 which is engaged normally by a spring pawl 10, the purpose of which being to hold the shaft against rotation in one direction. The shaft has the terminals of a shock-binding chain or similar equivalent flexible element 11 secured thereto and this element is adapted to be bound about the shock as shown in Figs. 2 and 5 of the drawings.

The frame described forms an attachment which may be conveniently applied to the ordinary running gear which is shown par ticularly in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the said running gear consists preferably of the hounds 12 of usual or any desired well known construction. These hounds are connected midway between their ends by a member 13 whose ends extend beyond the outer side edges of the hounds 12 and as shown, they are disposed directly above projecting portions of the axle 14:. The rear ends of the hounds are connected by a transversely disposed member 15 whose ends extend beyond the sides of the hounds to form portions 16 for engaging the rear extremities of the side bars 1 of the hereinbefore described frame. The side bars 1 have movably secured thereto at their rear ends clip members 17 which receive the portions 16 of the connecting member 15.

WVhen the shock-transporting frame is in its applied position on the running gear described the side bars 1 midway ends will be disposed between end portions of the axle 1 1 and the similar end portions of the bar 13, this construction tending to effectively brace such parts, as is obvious. The axle 1 1 is secured to the side bars 1 of the frame by means of substantially U-shaped clips or their equivalent retaining devices 18 which are removably secured to the hounds. In operation, when it is desired to move the shock from one place to another the frame is moved to assume an angular position with respect to the ground and in such position the tongue 6 is moved on its pivot so that its forward end serves as an anchor in neck yoke on team to hold the frame in its adjusted position. Then the frame is moved to the angular posit-ion shown in Fig. 1 the supporting wheels of the axle 1 1 are elevated above the surface of the ground and the attachment is supported by the rear bar 15 of the running gear. The king-bolt 19 for the axle 1 1 has secured thereto an arcuate member 20 which is disposed intermediate of the shock when the latter is positioned for transportation, and this member effectively serves to hold the shock operatively positioned on the frame during the adjustment of the binding element hereinbefore "described. The member the projecting between their 20 is braced to the side 1 by bracket arms 21. The said member 20 is provided with suitable tying elements 22 which may be securely tied about the shock. As shown, the forward ends of the hounds 12 are secured to the bar 3 by clips 23. At loading of the shock, the motion of the team in a forward direction elevates the shock ready for transportation.

I claim:

1. In a shoclemoving device, a Wagon running gear, a frame having side bars removably engaged With the running gear, a draft tongue pivotally and removably connected with the frame, and a flexible shock-binding element carried by the frame.

the character de- 2. In astrueture of ADAM EN GELHARDT. Witnesses R. J. REDPATH, ANNA DANNENBERG. 

